The Hunger Games (2012)

Based on the thrilling best selling novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, comes a brilliant theatrical adaptation. Just as the books are entertaining for readers, its action, love-triangle and political themes, movie fans and fans of the novel alike. Great characters who posses quailities of being courageous and brave. 

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Willow Shields,Stanley Tucci,  With Lenny Kravitz, and Donald Sutherland

Director: Gary Ross

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.

Runtime: 2 Hours, 22 Minutes

Rate: A

Poster Courtesy of Lionsgate